👉 Check out my espérer Word of the Day lesson » 🎧 Audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a native speaker & professional voice artist from France This guide offers complete espérer conjugation charts in French. Espérer (to hope, to expect) is a commonly used regular -er verb with spelling changes. The present tense conjugation of …
👉 See also: 30 French greetings from informal to formal (with Marie’s audio) » Level A1 (Beginner) Updated January 2, 2026 — Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France. The most common way to say …
Learn how to use French verbs followed by à with clear examples like “commencer à” and “parler à”. This guide covers both à + infinitive and à + noun structures.
The infinitive mood is used when the infinitive of a verb is the subject of a sentences. In English the -ing form of the verb is used. For example, “Travailler le week-end n’est pas amsuant” (working on the weekends is not fun). In the negation ne…pas precedes the infinitive. French infinive mood Most common usage: …
The French present participle (participe présent) is formed by dropping the -ons on the nous form of the verb in the present tense and adding -ant. This is the equivalent of the -ing ending in English. For example, nous parlons -> parl -> parlant (speaking). The gerund (le gérundif) is formed by preceding the present …
